by Liane Davey | Sep 13, 2015 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Stress Management
About the fourth week of August this year, the early warning systems started signaling an oncoming tsunami. Three alarms went off for me. First, my editor at HBR.org asked if I could contribute to their increasingly popular series on stress in the workplace. Second,...
by Liane Davey | Nov 5, 2014 | Be a better team member, Exercises, Personal Effectiveness, Stress Management
Do you work in a job that interests you, stimulates you, and periodically even excites you? I sure hope so! I know I do. And even in what I consider to be my dream job, I sometimes find the demands overwhelming. When’s the next long weekend so I can catch my...
by Liane Davey | Nov 2, 2014 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness, Stress Management
Sweaty palms, racing heart, sinking posture; that’s where I left you at the end of my previous post: you were deep in the abyss of your stress reaction; battling your stress demons. If you missed it, go back before you read this. There’s no hope of slaying...
by Liane Davey | Oct 29, 2014 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness, Stress Management
I walk down the aisle to my desk and sit down in front of my computer. It’s 10:30 and I have just finished three back-to-back half-hour meetings. I have 30 minutes before I go into three more. I’m resurfacing long enough to gasp a breath before submerging again. I’m...
by Liane Davey | Oct 26, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Conflict, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Stress Management
Are you aware of what stresses you out? Quick, when I say “stressful situation at work” what comes to mind? Standing in front of a room full of people giving a presentation? Having to mingle with a whole room full of people you don’t know? Being given control of a...
